Mavericks Stay Hot, Hold #2 in WBCA Poll

1/13/2026 12:10:00 PM

LILBURN, Ga. — Minnesota State women's basketball held steady at No. 2 in the WBCA Coaches Poll for the sixth consecutive week. The Mavericks remain unbeaten at 16–0 on the season after earning a pair of road victories, defeating the University of Mary 92–60 before closing the weekend with a dominant 95–56 win over Minot State.

MSU is the lone NSIC program represented in this week's poll, while upcoming opponent Minnesota Duluth is receiving votes for the second straight week.

The Mavericks return to the Taylor Center this weekend for a pair of NSIC matchups, hosting Minnesota Duluth on Friday, Jan. 16, at 7:30 p.m., before welcoming Bemidji State on Saturday, Jan. 17, at 5:30 p.m.

Rank	School (Record)	Points	Last Week's Rank	First-Place Votes
1	Grand Valley State (14-0)	575	1	23
2	Minnesota State Mankato (16-0)	551	2	0
3	Texas Woman's (13-1)	519	3	0
4	Nova Southeastern (15-0)	492	4	0
5	Gannon (16-1)	482	5	0
6	Fort Hays State (14-1)	456	6	0
7	West Texas A&M (15-1)	433	7	0
8	Indiana, PA (13-0)	424	8	0
9	Colorado Mesa (16-1)	374	10	0
10	Coker (13-1)	369	9	0
11t	Cal Poly Pomona (13-1)	311	13	0
11t	Lubbock Christian (14-2)	311	12	0
13	Northern Michigan (13-2)	305	14	0
14	Central Washington (14-1)	256	16	0
15	Harding (12-2)	227	17	0
16	Pittsburg State (12-3)	213	11	0
17	Embry-Riddle (11-2)	191	18	0
18	Columbus State (12-2)	167	19	0
19	Northwestern Oklahoma State (12-2)	166	15	0
20	Lincoln Memorial (12-1)	142	21	0
21	Miles (13-2)	134	20	0
22	Ferris State (11-3)	95	22	0
23	Daemen (13-2)	81	23	0
24	Bentley (9-2)	55	24	0
25	Winston-Salem State (13-1)	32	RV	0

Dropped Out: No. 25 Malone (12-3).

Others receiving votes: Fairmont State (10-3) 21; Minnesota Duluth (12-2) 21; Malone (12-3) 16; Vanguard U. (9-2) 12; Glenville State (11-2) 9; Missouri-St. Louis (12-2) 2.

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